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The Princess’s Rebellion

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Chat Expressions

introduced me toλ‚˜λ₯Ό ~μ—κ²Œ μ†Œκ°œν•΄μ£Όλ‹€ / μž…λ¬Έμ‹œν‚€λ‹€
if you go back to when~ν–ˆλ˜ λ•Œλ‘œ 거슬러 μ˜¬λΌκ°€λ©΄
actions speak louder than words말보닀 행동이 μ€‘μš”ν•˜λ‹€
obsessionμ§‘μ°©
lack of trustμ‹ λ’° λΆ€μ‘±
arrested developmentμ„±μž₯이 멈좘 μƒνƒœ (정신적 λ―Έμ„±μˆ™)

Actions speak louder than words

말둜만 ν•˜λŠ” 약속보닀 μ‹€μ œ 행동이 κ·Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ˜ 진심을 더 잘 λ³΄μ—¬μ€€λ‹€λŠ” 의미의 κ²©μ–Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Arrested development

λ‚˜μ΄μ— κ±Έλ§žμ€ μ •μ„œμ , μ‚¬νšŒμ  μ„±μˆ™λ„λ₯Ό κ°–μΆ”μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ μƒνƒœλ₯Ό λ¬˜μ‚¬ν•  λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Lack of trust

μ„œλ‘œλ₯Ό λ―Ώμ§€ λͺ»ν•˜λŠ” λΆˆμ‹  μƒνƒœλ₯Ό λœ»ν•˜λ©°, κ΄€κ³„μ˜ 치λͺ…적인 κ²°ν•¨μœΌλ‘œ 자주 μ–ΈκΈ‰λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

The grand ballroom was suffocating. Princess Elara stood on the dais, her father's eyes urging her to pick a husband. This was Valentine’s Day, and the pressure on the royal family was intense. If you go back to when Elara was a child, she had always dreamed of a storybook romance, but the reality before her was grim. She had two final suitors, and neither was a good catch.

First was Lord Cedric. Her uncle had introduced me to him last summer. Cedric was handsome, but he had a strange obsession with his own reflection. He spent hours talking about his glory in battle, yet he had never actually led a charge. Elara knew that actions speak louder than words, and Cedric’s actions consisted only of grooming his mustache. To her, he suffered from a clear case of arrested development; he was a grown man with the maturity of a spoiled toddler.

The second option was Duke Silas. Silas was wealthy and powerful, but their short courtship was plagued by a lack of trust. He had spies following Elara’s ladies-in-waiting and questioned her every move. "I'd rather be alone than watched like a prisoner," Elara thought. For her, his paranoia was a total dealbreaker.

The King stepped forward. "Elara, who will you settle for? We must announce the engagement before the feast."

Elara looked at the two men. One was a vain boy in a man’s body, and the other was a paranoid jailer. She knew she couldn't settle for someone just to satisfy tradition. She took a deep breath and addressed the crowd.

"I have listened to their vows," Elara said, her voice steady. "But I have decided that I am not ready to settle down with either of these men. In fact, I'd rather abdicate my claim to the throne than marry into misery."

The room fell silent. Then, Elara removed her crown and placed it on her father’s seat. "I am leaving to explore the world on my own terms. My life is not a prize to be won." She walked out of the ballroom, leaving the suitors and the crown behind.


μ›…μž₯ν•œ μ—°νšŒμž₯은 숨이 λ§‰νž λ“―ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—˜λΌλΌ κ³΅μ£ΌλŠ” μ œλ‹¨ μœ„μ— μ„œ μžˆμ—ˆκ³ , κ·Έλ…€μ˜ μ•„λ²„μ§€λŠ” λ‚¨νŽΈμ„ κ³ λ₯΄λΌλ©° λˆˆμ§“μœΌλ‘œ μž¬μ΄‰ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그날은 λ°œλ Œνƒ€μΈλ°μ΄μ˜€κ³ , 왕싀에 κ°€ν•΄μ§€λŠ” 압박은 μ—„μ²­λ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—˜λΌλΌκ°€ μ•„μ΄μ˜€λ˜ λ•Œλ‘œ 거슬러 μ˜¬λΌκ°€λ©΄, κ·Έλ…€λŠ” 항상 동화 같은 둜맨슀λ₯Ό κΏˆκΏ¨μ§€λ§Œ, λˆˆμ•žμ˜ ν˜„μ‹€μ€ μ•”λ‹΄ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그녀에겐 두 λͺ…μ˜ μ΅œμ’… κ΅¬ν˜Όμžκ°€ μžˆμ—ˆκ³ , λ‘˜ λ‹€ λ”±νžˆ λŒ€λ‹¨ν•œ 감은 μ•„λ‹ˆμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

첫 λ²ˆμ§ΈλŠ” μ„Έλ“œλ¦­ κ²½μ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ§€λ‚œμ—¬λ¦„ μ‚Όμ΄Œμ΄ κ·Έλ₯Ό κ·Έλ…€μ—κ²Œ μ†Œκ°œν•΄ μ£Όμ—ˆμ£ . μ„Έλ“œλ¦­μ€ μž˜μƒκ²Όμ§€λ§Œ, 자기 μžμ‹ μ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ— μ΄μƒν•œ 집착을 κ°€μ§€κ³  μžˆμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” μ „νˆ¬μ—μ„œμ˜ μ˜κ΄‘μ— λŒ€ν•΄ λͺ‡ μ‹œκ°„μ”© λ– λ“€μ–΄λŒ”μ§€λ§Œ, μ‹€μ œλ‘œ λŒκ²©μ„ 이끈 적은 ν•œ λ²ˆλ„ μ—†μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—˜λΌλΌλŠ” 말보닀 행동이 μ€‘μš”ν•˜λ‹€λŠ” 것을 μ•Œκ³  μžˆμ—ˆκ³ , μ„Έλ“œλ¦­μ˜ 행동이라곀 κ·Έμ € μˆ˜μ—Όμ„ λ‹€λ“¬λŠ” κ²ƒλΏμ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€κ°€ 보기에 κ·ΈλŠ” λΆ„λͺ…ν•œ 정신적 λ―Έμ„±μˆ™ μƒνƒœμ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” λ²„λ¦‡μ—†λŠ” μœ μ•„ μˆ˜μ€€μ˜ μ„±μˆ™λ„λ₯Ό κ°€μ§„ 성인 λ‚¨μžμΌ λΏμ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

두 번째 μ„ νƒμ§€λŠ” μ‹€λΌμŠ€ κ³΅μž‘μ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ‹€λΌμŠ€λŠ” λΆ€μœ ν•˜κ³  ꢌλ ₯이 μžˆμ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 짧은 ꡐ제 기간은 μ‹ λ’° λΆ€μ‘±μœΌλ‘œ μ μ² λ˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” μ—˜λΌλΌμ˜ μ‹œλ…€λ“€μ„ κ°μ‹œν•˜λ„λ‘ 슀파이λ₯Ό λΆ™μ˜€κ³  κ·Έλ…€μ˜ μΌκ±°μˆ˜μΌνˆ¬μ‘±μ„ μΊλ¬Όμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 'μ£„μˆ˜μ²˜λŸΌ κ°μ‹œλ‹Ήν•˜λŠλ‹ˆ 차라리 혼자 μžˆλŠ” 게 λ‚«κ² μ–΄.' μ—˜λΌλΌλŠ” μƒκ°ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€μ—κ²Œ 그의 νŽΈμ§‘μ¦μ€ μ™„μ „ν•œ 결격 μ‚¬μœ μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

왕이 μ•žμœΌλ‘œ λ‚˜μ„°μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ—˜λΌλΌ, λˆ„κ΅¬μ™€ νƒ€ν˜‘ν•˜κ² λŠλƒ? 만찬이 μ‹œμž‘λ˜κΈ° 전에 μ•½ν˜Όμ„ λ°œν‘œν•΄μ•Ό ν•œλ‹€."

μ—˜λΌλΌλŠ” 두 λ‚¨μžλ₯Ό λ³΄μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•œ λͺ…은 μ–΄λ₯Έμ˜ λͺΈμ„ ν•œ ν—ˆμ˜μ‹¬ λ§Žμ€ μ†Œλ…„μ΄μ—ˆκ³ , λ‹€λ₯Έ ν•œ λͺ…은 νŽΈμ§‘μ¦μ μΈ κ°„μˆ˜ κ°™μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€λŠ” λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ 전톡을 μ§€ν‚€κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ™€ νƒ€ν˜‘ν•  수 μ—†λ‹€λŠ” 것을 μ•Œμ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€λŠ” μ‹¬ν˜Έν‘μ„ ν•˜κ³  ꡰ쀑을 ν–₯ν•΄ λ§ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

"κ·Έλ“€μ˜ λ§Ήμ„Έλ₯Ό λ“€μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€." μ—˜λΌλΌκ°€ λ‹¨ν˜Έν•œ λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬λ‘œ λ§ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ €λŠ” 이 두 μ‚¬λžŒ 쀑 λˆ„κ΅¬μ™€λ„ μ •μ°©ν•  μ€€λΉ„κ°€ λ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜λ‹€λŠ” 결둠을 λ‚΄λ ΈμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 사싀, λΆˆν–‰ μ†μ—μ„œ κ²°ν˜Όν•˜λŠλ‹ˆ 차라리 μ™•μœ„μ— λŒ€ν•œ ꢌ리λ₯Ό ν¬κΈ°ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€."

λ°© μ•ˆμ€ 정적에 νœ©μ‹Έμ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ•Œ μ—˜λΌλΌκ°€ 왕관을 λ²—μ–΄ μ•„λ²„μ§€μ˜ 의자 μœ„μ— λ†“μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ €λŠ” 제 λ°©μ‹λŒ€λ‘œ 세상을 νƒν—˜ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λ– λ‚˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 제 인생은 λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ λ”°λ‚΄μ•Ό ν•  μƒκΈˆμ΄ μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€." κ·Έλ…€λŠ” κ΅¬ν˜Όμžλ“€κ³Ό 왕관을 λ’€λ‘œν•œ 채 μ—°νšŒμž₯을 κ±Έμ–΄ λ‚˜κ°”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.